Chevy Chase made his screen debut in the 1974 American independent comedy film ‘The Groove Tube’ directed by Ken Shapiro. The film currently holds a 13% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The following year, he became a part of the American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show ‘Saturday Night Live’ created by Lorne Michaels. He starred in 38 episodes and remained a part of the show until 2015. He also won 2 ‘Primetime Emmy Awards’ for his performance in the show. In 1978, he starred as ‘Tony Carlson’ in the American romantic neo-noir comedy thriller film ‘Foul Play’ directed by Colin Higgins. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and grossed over $45 million on a budget of $5 million. He was next seen in films like ‘Oh! Heavenly Dog’ (1980), ‘Seems Like Old Times’ (1980), ‘Under the Rainbow’ (1981), and ‘Modern Problems’ (1981). In 1983, he starred as ‘Clark Griswold’ in the American road trip comedy film ‘National Lampoon's Vacation’ directed by Harold Ramis. The film opened to a positive reception and was a financial success, grossing over $61.4 million on a budget of $15 million. That same year, he also appeared in the William Friedkin-directed American comedy film ‘Deal of the Century.’ The film received mostly negative reviews from critics.
Chase continued to star in films like ‘Fletch’ (1985), ‘National Lampoon's European Vacation’ (1985), ‘Three Amigos’ (1986), ‘Funny Farm’ (1988), ‘Caddyshack II’ (1988), ‘Fletch Lives’ (1989), ‘National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation’ (1989), ‘Nothing but Trouble’ (1991), ‘Memoirs of an Invisible Man’ (1992), ‘Last Action Hero’ (1993), and ‘Cops & Robbersons’ (1994). In 1995, he starred as ‘Jack Sturgess’ in the American comedy film ‘Man of the House’ directed by James Orr. While the film was panned by critics, it managed to achieve moderate business at the box office. He went on to star in films like ‘Vegas Vacation’ (1997), ‘Dirty Work’ (1998), ‘Snow Day’ (2000), ‘Orange County’ (2000), ‘Bitter Jester’ (2003), ‘Our Italian Husband’ (2004), ‘Ellie Parker’ (2005), ‘Funny Money’ (2006), ‘Zoom’ (2006), ‘Stay Cool’ (2009), and ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ (2009). In 2009, he joined the cast of the American television sitcom ‘Community’ as ‘Pierce Hawthorne.’ He starred in 83 episodes and remained a part of the show until 2014. He was next seen in films like ‘Hot Tub Time Machine’ (2010), ‘Not Another Not Another Movie’ (2011), ‘Before I Sleep’ (2013), ‘Lovesick’ (2014), ‘Hot Tub Time Machine 2’ (2015), ‘The Last Movie Star’ (2017), ‘The Last Laugh’ (2019), and ‘The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee’ (2020). He was last seen in the 2021 computer-animated sci-fi film ‘Panda vs. Aliens’ directed by Sean Patrick O'Reilly.
